Alistra opina
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| Alistra opina | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Genus: | Alistra |
| Species: | A. opina |
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| Alistra opina | |
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Alistra opina is a species of dwarf sheet spider of the genus Alistra.[1] This species is endemic to New Zealand.
This species was first described from a single female by Ray Forster in 1970, originally named Tawerana opina.[2] It was transferred into the Alistra genus in 1986.[3] The holotype specimen was collected by Richard Dell and Beverley Holloway at Crooked Reach, Port Pegasus on Stewart Island, during the 1955 Dominion Museum expedition.[4][5]
The holotype is stored at Te Papa under the registration number AS.000078.[6]
Description
The body is around 2.4 mm (0.094 in) long. The carapace, legs and chelicerae are yellow. The abdomen is cream coloured.[4]
